past:
present:
Energy Resources on the World Wide Web
 |
Here is a list of the sources that the students found and recorded during their research. We have done our best to check the accuracy of all links and will apologize in advance if you find that any one of these sources are not to be found at the given URL. |
Fossil Fuel
1.”Order by Chaos” “Fossil Fuel”
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ochughta/ HOME http://www.umich.edu/gs~265/society/fossilfuel.html
2.”Borderland Sciences” http://www.borderlands.com/HOME or http://www.borderlands/archives/arch/endfos.html
3. “Energy Sources” “Fossil Fuels”
http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/index.htm
4.” ActewAGL’s Education Website” “Fossil Fuels”
http://www.actewagl.com.au/education/electricity/generation/fossilfuels.cfm
5.”Energy from the Past for our Future”
http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/main.html or http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/energy2.html
6. Fossil-Fuel Generation Tennessee Valley Authority http://www.tva.gov/power/fossil.htm
7. How Much Natural Gas Is There? Natural Gas Information and Environmental Resources
8. FOSSIL FUEL PLANT INITIATIVES IN OTHER STATES Old Research Report
http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2000/rpt/olr/htm/2000-r-0905.htm
9. "Fossil-Fuel Generation" How a fossil power plant works http://tva.gov/power/coalart.htm or http://tva.gov/power/fossilfuel.htm
10."Natural Gas Information & Educational Resources "Overview of Natural Gas
http://naturalgas.org/or http://naturalgas.org/OVERVIEW.HTMttp://natralgas.org/OVERVIEW.HTM
11. "Electric Power Plant” http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/onlcourse/chm110/outlines/elecpowerplt.html
12. "TVA Kingston Fossil Fuel Plant" "none" http://www.teamparish.com/tva/
13. "Energy Matters" Types/fossil fuel http://library.thinkquest.org/20331/types/ or http://library/thinkquest.org/20331/intro/
14. Fossil Fuel Advantages and Disadvantages
http://class.ee.instate.edu/jasnow/f00-12/FossilFuelAdvDis.htm
15. “How fossil fuels formed” Energy from the Past for our Future http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/energy2.html
16. “Coal are most abundant fuel” Energy from the Past for our Future http://www.fe.doe.gov/education/gen_coal.html
17.” How Much Natural Gas Is There?” “Natural gas information and educational resources” http://www.naturalgas.org
18. “Order by Chaos” “Fossil Fuel” http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/fossilfuels.htm
19. “Actewagl community switchboard” “ electricity | generation | fossil fuels” http://www.actewagl.com.au/education/electricity/generation/fossilfuel.cfm
20. “Energy Sources” “Fossil Fuels Coal, Oil and Gas are called “Fossil Fuels” http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/fossil.htm
http://www.actewagl.com.au/education/electricity/generation/fossilfuels.cfm
Geothermal Energy Sources
1. Geothermal electricity production, National Renewable Energy laboratory www.nrel.gov/clean_energy/geoelectricity.html
2. Geothermal energy facts, Geothermal Education office http://www.geothermal.marin.org/pwrheat.html#6
3. Geothermal Energy program, Renewable energy network www.eren.doe.gov/geothermal/geofag.html
4. Geothermal Advantages & Disadvantages, Geothermal Heat Pump System http://tristate.apogee.net/geo/gdfdgad.htm
5. “Encarta 2002 Microsoft” CD-ROM
6. Pictures- http://www.eren.doe.gov/geothermal/geopowerplants.html
7. Introduction To Geothermal Electricity Production, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
http://www.nrel.gov/clean_energy/geoelectricity.html
8. Ring Of Fire, Unocal 76 A New Breed Of Energy Company http://www.unocal.com/geopower/ring.htm
9. Geothermal Energy Facts,Geothermal Education Office http://www.geothermal.marin.org/pwrheat.html
10. Geothermal Advantages And Disadvantages, Geothermal Heat Pump Systems http://tristate.apogee.net/geo/gdfdgad.htm
11. What Is Geothermal Energy? Geothermal Energy Cycle Unocal 76 A New Breed Of Energy Company
http://www.unocal.com/geopower/ring.htm
12. Geothermal Resources, Resources Council, http://www.crest.org/index.html
13. Geothermal Energy Background information, http://environment.about.com/library/weekly/blrenew3.htm
14. EIA KID’S PAGE, http://www.eren.doe.gov/kids/index.html
15. REPP-CREST http://solstice.crest.org/
16. “How is geothermal made?” Geothermal energy designer http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=how+does+geothermal+turn+into+electricity+%
17. “Where is geothermal energy?” Geothermal Energy Facts http://geothermal.marin.org/geomap_1.html
18. “Pros and cons about geothermal energy” Geothermal Energy Facts http://geothermal.marin.org/pwrheat.html
Hydroelectric Energy Sources
1.Lower Colorado River Authority-Hydroelectric energy-Dams and Hydroelectric http://www.lcra.org/water/dimgs.html
2.Ask Jeeves- Hydroelectric energy-"Hydroelectric Power (Dams)" http://www.ajkids.com
3.Encarta-Hydroelectric energy- "Cross Section Dam"
http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaMax.asp?pg=3&ti=76156137&idxDam Multimedia
4.NREL-Hydroelectric energy-"Turning water's mechanical energy into electricity" http://www.nrel.gov/lab/pao/hydroelectric.html
5. WVIC-Hydroelectric energy-"FACTS ABOUT HYDROPOWER" http://wvic.com/hydro-facts.htm
6.Kenyon-Hydroelectric energy-"Pros and Cons" http://www2.kenyon.edu/projects/dams/bioprocon.html
7. (Click On) “Images of Dams” Dams and Hydroelectric http://www.lcra.org/water/dams.html
8.“The Power of Water” “Simple Beginnings” How Hydropower Plants Work http://www.howstuffworks.com/hydropower-plant1.htm
9. Q1. Where can I lean about hydroelectric dams? http://www.ajkids.com
10.“Historical Timeline” Hydropower and Hydroelectricity http://environment.about.com/library/weekly/blrenew6.htm
11. Introduction t o hydropower (Click On) Home Page Clean Energy Basics “What is renewable energy?”
http://www.nrel.gov/lav/pao/hydroelectric.html
12. “HYDROELECTRIC DAMS: How They Work” Hydroelectric Dams http://waterpower.hypermart.net/hdams.html
13. HydroElectricDams.com http://tempserver.com/hydroelectricdams.html
14. “Powering the World: The Energy that Fuels Us” Think Quest http://library.thinkquest.org/17531/hydro.html
15. “HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER” (Used Whole Page) Energy Fact Sheet http://www.iclei.org/efacts/hydroele.htm
16. How Hydropower Plants Work http://www.howstuffworks.com/hydropower-plant.htm
17. Dam Multimedia (Used Mostly Whole Page) http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaList.asp?pg=6&mod=2&ti=761561327
18. “Energy” FACTS ABOUT HYDROPOWER (Click On) Hydropower Facts http://wvic.com?hydro-facts.htm
19. “The future of hydropower” “Advantages of hydropower” “Hydropower’s effects on the environment”
http://library.thinkquest.org/17531/hydro.html#future
20."How does water turn into electricity?" hydro dams http://www.ajkids.com
21." Where can you find hydro" http://www.wvic.com/ 2 page of the hydro-unit
22."Water into electricity" water into electricity http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaList.asp?pg=6&mod=2&ti=761561327
23"Pros, cons of hydroelectric" pros cons http://www.ajkids.com
24."How to make water into electricity" Electricity of hydropower http://www.lcra/org/water/dams.html
25."Pros cons of hydroelectric" pros and cons http://www.howstuffworks.com
26.Lower Colorado River Authority-Hydroelectric energy-"Dams and Hydroelectric'' http://www.lcra.org/water/dimgs.html
Nuclear Energy Sources
1. How stuff works Nuclear Fission www.howstuffworks.com
2. How stuff works Inside a nuclear reactor www.howstuffworks.com
3. How stuff works Inside a nuclear power plant www.howstuffworks.com
4. “How is nuclear energy produced?” http://www.askjeeves.com
5. “What are some pros and cons for nuclear energy?” http://www.askjeeves.com
6. “The pros and cons of nuclear energy” Environmental Issues http://www.membertripod.com
7. “Wastes from the nuclear fuel cycle” Radioactive Wastes Managements http://world-nuclear.org
7. “How Nuclear Power Works” Google Search http://www.ucsusa.org
9. “Nuclear Guardianship Forum” What are the interesting facts of nuclear energy? http://www.askjeeves.com
10. “Inside a Nuclear Power Plant” How much of the world uses nuclear energy? http://www.howstuffworks.com
11. “Nuclear Fission” Where can I find Nuclear Energy pictures? http://www.howstuffworks.com
12. “Total US Energy Consumption” What’s the percentage of Nuclear Energy? http://umich.com/
13. What Is Uranium? How Does It Work? Who Uses Nuclear Power? http://www.world-nuclear.org
14. “Radioactive Waste Management” Waste From The Nuclear FuelCycle www.world-nuclear.org
15. “Nuclear Energy” Intro www.worldbookonline.com
16. “Nuclear Energy” Worldwide use of nuclear energy www.worldbookonline.com
17. Marshall Brian “How a Nuclear Power Plant works” Inside a nuclear power plant www.howstuffworks.com
18.Marshall Brian “How a Nuclear Power Plant works” What Can Go Wrong www.howstuffworks.com
Solar Energy Sources
1. "Photovoltaics - Solar Electricity" Texas Solar Energy Society http://www.txses.org/index.php?sessionid=
2. " Why Solar Energy? " Solar Services INC. The Professionals http://www.solarservices.com/default.htm
3. "Solar Cells or Photovoltaic Energy" Energy Quest http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/a
4. "About Photovoltaics Turning Sunlight into Electricity" Million Solar Roof http://www.ereb.doe.gov/millionroofs/whatispv.html
5. " Using silicon to convert photons to electrons" How Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell.htm/printable
6. “Average Daily Solar Radiation, 1961-1990” HOME POWER THE HANDS-ON JOURNAL OF HOME-MADE POWER
7. “Blending wind and solar into the diesel Generator Market”-Why aren’t there more solar panels or big plants being used today?
http://www.crest.org/articles/static/1/995469913_2.html#solar
8.”Wind and Solar”-Where could you find Solar Energy http://www.energyalternatives.ca/SystemDesign/pv1.html
9.”Constant Flow”-How many radiation hits the atmosphere? http://www.energyalternatives.ca/SystemDesign/pv1.html
10. “Geography4kids”-Constant flow of energy http://www.geography4kids.com/files/en_solarrad.html
11.”The Images that come from the sun”-Where is the sun placed in? http://images/sun.
12.In “Ask Jeeves for Kids”- What are the pros and cons of solar energy? http://www.ajkids.com
13. “Ask Jeeves for Kids”-How does solar energy work? http://www.ajkids.com/
14.”Ask Jeeves for Kids”- Where could we find solar energy? http://www.ajkids.com/
Wind Energy Sources
1. “Wind Energy Pros and Cons” Healthlink http://www.healthlink.org/windproscons.html
2. “The Forgotten Wind Turbine Pioneer” A Wind Energy Pioneer: Charles F. Brush http://www.windpower.dk/pictures/brush.htm
3. “How does a turbine work?” Google Search http://www.eren.doe.gov/wind/imageslargeturbine.gif/
4. “Wind turbine” Renewable Energy Technologies and there pros and con http://lomaprieta.sierraclub.org/greenpower/renewabletech.htm#Wind
5. “Wind Energy Potential in the US” National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.nrel.gov/wind/potential.html
6. "Wind Energy," Healthlink http://www.healthlink.org/index.html
7."Cedar Falls utilities/Iowa Municipal Utilities 2.25-MW Iowa Distributed Wind Generation Project Algona, Iowa," Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN)
http://www.eren.doe.gov/wind/iowa.html
8."Quick facts about Wind energy " Wind energy program www.eren.doe.gov/wind/web.html
9.“Renewable energy technology fact sheet”, UNEP Division of Technology, www. Uneptie. Org /energy
10."Wind: Our Fierce Friend" http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/energy/wind.html
Dinosaur Web Sites
Included below are a list of some of the links that we will use to continue our study of fossils and dinosaurs. While by no means complete, we hope that this selection will allow you to find out more about this fascinating time in Earth’s history.
1. National Geographic’s Dinorama
www.nationalgeographic.com/dinorama
Visitors can peer into the past for glimpses of ancient creatures. This site features news about scientific discoveries, video and audio clips from press conferences and interviews with paleontologists.
2. Discovery Channel’s Dinosaur Guide
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/dinosaur/dinosaur.html
Visitors can listen to dinosaur sounds, learn about their behavior and motion and even build their own dinosaur and guess its identity.
3. Zoom Dinosaurs
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html
A comprehensive source of information for all age levels which offers fact sheets on more than 100 dinosaurs, dinosaur jokes, classroom activities and quizzes.
4. The Extinction Files
www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/exfiles/index.htm
This site was developed by the BBC’s educational division and provides information on extinction as a natural process.
5. BBC’s Walking with Dinosaurs
This site developed by the BBC offers interactive dinosaur games as well as pages that allow visitors to dig deeper and find more facts about their favorite creature.
6. United States Geologic Survey: Dinosaur Facts and Fiction
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/
This page offers unique information about the importance of studying dinosaurs to understand geologic changes in the earth of the past and present day.
7. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Kid’s Page on Texas Dinosaurs
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/adv/kidspage/dinos/txdinos.htm
This pages offers information and activities for kids who want to know more about dinosaur fossils that have been found in Texas.
8. Natural History
Museum, London, England: Dinosaur Data Files
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/online/dinosaur_data_files.html
This page provides data files and suggestions for activities that can be downloaded for use in the classroom.
9. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology Teacher Materials
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinobuzz.html
This site provides answers to “pop culture” questions that teachers can use in classes like, “What is science?” and “Can we bring back the dinosaurs?” there is a link to a matrix of national Science Standards that apply to the study of dinosaurs.